Curtain and shade support



April s 1926.

- H. E. HARTWIG CURTAIN AND SJ-IADE SUPPORT Filed July 14, 524

ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 6, I l

JHENRY n; HAnzrwIG-,]or summon, WYOMING;

Application filed July 14, 19524. sum no. 726,055.

To all whom it may comer 2%. VBe it knownthat LITENRY ;E.;IIARTWIG,

a citizenpof'the United States, residing at,

Superior, in the county of Sweetwater and JStateof Vyoming, have invented new and support readily applicable to window casings of various widths and adapted to be expeditiously and easily attached to a window casing without entailing any defacement r whatever of the same and without the neces sity of employing skilled labor.

To the attainment of the foregoing,the invention consists in the improvement as hereinafter described and definitely claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,'forming part'of this specification z' Figure 1 is a front elevation showing my novel support on a window casing.

Figure 2 is an enlarged detail vertical section showing the manner in which the at: tachment is hung on thehead piece of a window casing.

Figure 3 is an enlarged cross-section taken in the plane indicated by the line 3 3 of I Figure .2. c I

Figure 4: 1S an enlarged cross-section taken in the plane indicated by the line 1- 1 of Figure 1; t

Figure 5 is aperspective of the preferred r embodiment of my invention.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all of the views of the drawings. V I

The window casing 1 comprises a head piece 2 slightly spaced in front of the side stiles and crown of the window casing as shown in Figure 2 and otherwise of the ordinary well known construction.

Among other elements my novel support comprises rod sections 3 and 4;, the sections 3 being telescopically arranged in the section 1 and being adjustably fixed with respect thereto through the medium of a set screw 5,Figures 1 and 4:, so that the rod can be adjusted as to length to suit the support to window casings of various widths.

In addition to the rod described the support comprises end brackets 6, one bracket 6 being appropriately fixed to the outer end dow casing.

" r1 a curvrnm AND SHADE surrourr.

of a frodsection 3 andtlie other bracketb I UNITED .PATIYLENTLOFFICE-W I being appropriately fixed toithe outer end of the tubular rodsection/l.

Each of the brackets 6 includes body'aj a shank 8 at the lower end of the body, 7

a horizontal bar 9*1at the upper end: of. the body-7, and-an upstanding and headed pore tion 9 at theend of the barf). Each brack et 6 is provided with'an auxiliary arrn14 having a horizontal portion 9' fixed at 15 to the bracket bar 9 and having a pendent and preferablypoint-ed pin 10. Manifestly I by hammer blows applied to the portion 9 of the bracket, the bracket can be readily hung on and fastened to the head piece 2 as shown inFigure 2 without the employs 'ment of any extraneous devices and without entailing disfigurement of the head piece 2 or any other part of the window casing. It

will also be noticed that by virtue of the pin 10 of each bracket being arranged as shown in Figure '2, andthe portions 9 and 9 resting solidly on the upper edge of the head piece'2 there will be, no liability whatever of either bracket being casually displaced, but on the other hand each bracket will be strongly supported on the head piece 2.

The shank 8- of each bracket 6 extends through a barrel 11 formed on the bearing members 12 designed to receive and support a shade roller, the bearing members 12 being supported on the saidshanks 8 by upsetting the ends of the shanks 8 as designated by 13 or by the employment of any appropriate enlargement on the shanks 8 below the said bearing members 12.

The brackets 12are provided at 17 with pads of rubber felt or other appropriate material adapted to avert scratching of a win- Each of the said arms 14 is of general angular configuration and comprises aportion which is curved outward from the bracket 6, and forwardly terminates in a hook 16, the said hook 16 being manifestly adapted to seat and safely retain one end of a curtain pole.

By virtue of the arms'14: being. characterized by the curved portions as above defined,

the arms will enable curtains to hang between them and will not interfere with the attachment or detachment of the curtains.

As will be readily appreciated from the foregoing-my novel combination support is susceptible of being made very plain and inexpensive for use in modest homes and is also adapted to be made in heavy form and elaborately finished appearance of a Window in a mansion or the like.

I have entered into a-detailed description of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced in the present .and preferred embodiment of my invention in order to impart a full, clear and exact understanding of the said embodiment. I do not 'desire, however, to be understood as confining myself to the specific construction and relative arrangement of parts inasmuch as in the future practice of the invention various changes and modifications may be madesuch as fall within the scope or my invention as defined in my appended claim.

Having described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

A curtain bracket including a curved body member, a horizontal bar portionat the upper end thereof. the outer end of said bar being formed in an upstanding headed portion, the lower end of said body being formed with a bearing shank, an auxiliary arm having a horizontal portion arranged parallel and connected With the horizontal bar of the body, said auxiliary arm having a pointed pin at one end of the horizontal portion projecting in a direction opposite the headed portion and a hook on the outer end of the auxiliary armopposite the horizontal portions. 7

In testimony whereof I aiii-x mysignature.

HENRY n HARTWIG. 

